Our Hotel to Hogwarts Guide: Visit ‘Warner Bros Studio Tour - The Making of Harry Potter’ when you Stay at The Bridge Hotel
Muggles, witches and wizards are all welcome at The Bridge Hotel, which is just a half-hour drive from the spectacular Warner Bros. Studio Tour London. While we are a dog-friendly hotel, we’re afraid that owls, toads, cats and nifflers need to be left at home.
Fans of the Wizarding World flock to The Making of Harry Potter to explore the wonders of Hogwarts, Gringotts and Diagon Alley sets, marvel (or wince) at props from Professor Umbridge’s office, peak inside the magic of VFX and get up close to the actual costumes worn on the Harry Potter films. Located in Leavesden, the Studio Tour is North East of the Capital, and easily reached by car from The Bridge via the A40 and M25, or the M1.
The Bridge has 68 comfy rooms, including 4 very large family rooms, giving your family the extra space to put up their feet after your outdoor adventure exploring the Big Smoke and its many wizarding sights. We offer free parking on site.
What to expect at the Making of Harry Potter
At the Warner Bros Studio Tour, you can expect to see the actual sets, costumes, and props used in the Harry Potter films. Walk through the Great Hall, Professor Sprout’s Greenhouse and snap a photo next to the Hogwarts Express. You can also explore the Forbidden Forest and Diagon Alley. Don't forget to try visit the Backlot Cafe for a Butterbeer!
Don’t forgot to buy your tickets in advance as you’ll need to book a time slot before your visit.
From your Hotel to Hogwarts
The Bridge Hotel offers free parking and is just metres from the A40 so you can be on your way to The Making of Harry Potter in minutes.
Simply join the westbound A40 toward Oxford/Uxbridge/Northolt and continuing onto the M40.
Follow signs for the M25/Birmingham/ Oxford/ Beaconsfield.
At Junction 1A, take the M25 exit to M1/M11/Watford.
At Junction 19 of the M25, exit to Watford.
Follow brown tourist signs for Warner Bros Studio Tour.
Other harry Potter Spots to See in London
If the Warner Bros Studio Tour just wasn’t enough wizarding for your trip, here are some other top tips for Potter-fans visiting The Big Smoke, all easily accessible by public transport from The Bridge.
Visit Platform 9 3/4
Visit Kings Cross station and pose for a photo at the famous platform, pushing your trolley through the way. Snap your own pics for free, or take advantage of the professional photographer who is on hand from 9am to 9pm daily and get a souvenir pic taken wearing a scarf in your house colours. It can get busy during school holidays, so arrive early to beat the queues.
Grab some new robes at Kings Cross
Visit The Harry Potter Shop at Kings Cross to get official gear, including full sets of house robes.
See The Cursed Child
The spectacular, award-winning stage show, set nineteen years after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, is split into two parts and performed at the iconic Palace Theatre in London’s West End. Expect to be spellbound by the extraordinary production!
Visit Film and Book Locations
There are plenty of recognisable spots to visit in London including…
St Pancras International, where Ron and Harry took to the skies in the Weasley’s Ford Anglia
Piccadilly Circus, where our heroes apparated in front of a double-decker bus when escaping the Death Eaters at Bill & Fleur’s wedding
The Millennium Bridge, thankfully still standing in real life despite being destroyed by Death Eaters in Half-Blood Prince
23-29 Claremeont Square in Islington, recognisable as 12 Grimmauld Place
St Paul’s Cathedral. This majestic Christopher Wren creation is always worthy of a visit, but the spiral Geometric Staircase was used in Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban, as the way up to Professor Trelawney’s Divination classroom
Leadenhall Market was used as Diagon Alley in the first Harry Potter movie. Keep an eye out for the opticians in Bulls Head passage, which served as the entrance to the Leaky Cauldron
Forgot something in your vault? Australia House on the Strand was used as the facade of the famous Gringotts Wizarding Bank
